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Welcome to the monthly Freedom From Illness
wholistic newsletter from Russell Louie and Margaret Auld-Louie at Optimum
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Another AIHA/IMHA SurvivorWhile drugs may be necessary in the acute stages of a serious health challenge, especially to save a life, their side effects can be problematic and counterproductive in balancing the body long-term. For example, if the immune system is suppressed with medication, a side effect of a weakened body is that it becomes more susceptible to infections from bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. As the body recovers and the brain tries to normalize the entire immune system, an immune suppressing drug may hinder this overall natural process. It is like driving a car with one foot on the accelerator (superfood nutrition) and one foot on the brake (drug). Your car will not go very fast and you will wear out the brakes and engine sooner. Auto-Immune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) and Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA) are such devastating conditions that the Morris Animal Foundation estimates:
Drugs are certainly necessary in the acute stages of AIHA/IMHA to save the pet's life. As the body starts to recover, the brain tries to normalize the production of new red (anemia) and white blood cells (leukemia), along with platelets (thrombocytopenia or with IMHA-Evans Syndrome), to become healthy and balanced again. But this natural process can be inhibited if the immune system is still artificially suppressed from drugs. How does one strike a holistic balance? Here is what one client did.
On July 29th, 2018, my Chiweenie, Diesel (6 yrs., 8 lbs.), started acting weird: not playing, only wanting to lay down and lethargic. Also he didn't eat breakfast but ate some chicken and rice for dinner. I observed him for a day, thinking he just may have done too much that day but the next day he was still acting lethargic. I took him to my vet on July 30th. They said he was dehydrated and lethargic. They gave him IV fluids and said to try a certain Royal Canine food and see how he is the next day. I took him home and I just wasn't feeling right about their diagnosis because he was still just not acting right. So, a couple hours after being home with him just not looking right, I decided to check his gums and they were very white. I immediately took him to the hospital. They proceeded to do a bunch of testing: blood work, x-rays and ultrasound. Everything looked good other than elevated liver enzymes and anemia. He had a PCV (Packed Count Volume of red blood cells) level of 18, so the only conclusion they came to was that he had AIHA (Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia). His own immune system was attacking his red blood cells and his body couldn't keep up. The next day his red blood cell level was 10, so they recommended a blood transfusion. After monitoring him for another day he still wasn't good. He needed another transfusion. He stayed in the hospital for 6 days until they finally discharged him. They gave me 8 medications to dispense to him over a 2 hour period twice a day. I did that for the next 2 months.
After about a month he developed skin lesions all over his body. The vet recommended I see a specialist for his condition. The
specialist recommended stopping one of the meds., Atopica, and gave him
a fungal medication. She said he developed an opportunistic
fungal skin
infection. She said it was only the 3rd dog in 10 years that she seen
with this skin infection from the meds. I continued to see the
specialist for the next two months. In the meantime, I started looking
for an alternative treatment.
medication. Skin is doing well.
No breakouts or lesions. Just scars left from infection. 7 days later
PCV level is 44. So, I weaned Prednisone down to 1/8 once a day. So far,
Diesel is showing no signs of lethargy or white gums and he is engaging
more in playtime. He is able to jump up on the couch again and generally
seems happier. He's eating and drinking. The transformation was amazing! The following "wholistic" principles apply equally to both people and pets. BioPreparation is a whole food product, like an orange, salmon and algae. Whole food products have thousands of nutrients, all in small food grade quantities. They nourish and balance ALL the glands and organs of the WHOLE body. They are not like isolated supplements (such as a Vitamin C pill or fish oil capsule), which have high doses of active ingredients to force an effect on the body (like drugs). Whole food products cannot compete with the strong actions of drugs that are needed in the acute stage of any health challenge. When a body is in the recovery stage, a decision must be made as to how much medications are still needed, versus the "wholistic" action of whole food products that nutritionally support the brain/body in normalizing ALL the glands and organs to balance the WHOLE body. We leave this choice up to the pet's parent (or human client) and their vet (doctor).
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